Data centres are highly electricity intensive operations, with continuous demand from IT equipment, cooling and supporting infrastructure. As capacity grows, energy procurement, consumption visibility and longer term energy planning become increasingly important.
Flame Energy can help data centre operators manage commercial electricity procurement, contracts, meters and consumption while exploring renewable energy and onsite generation opportunities where appropriate.
Reducing the carbon impact of data centre operations requires consideration of both electricity consumption and the source of that electricity. Flame Energy can help explore renewable electricity procurement and commercial solar where appropriate, alongside improved visibility of energy consumption.
Cooling is also a major part of data center energy demand. UK Government analysis notes that cooling can account for up to 40% of total energy consumption in AI data centers, highlighting the importance of understanding the overall site consumption profile.
With large and continuous electricity requirements, data centres can have substantial exposure to energy prices. We can review your consumption profile and commercial requirements, compare suitable products from suppliers on our panel and help develop a procurement approach aligned with your preferred level of budget certainty.
For operators managing multiple facilities, we can also help coordinate meters, suppliers and contract end dates across the portfolio and support longer term procurement planning.
Flame Energy provides ongoing support beyond procurement. We can help coordinate suppliers, contracts, meters and energy queries across a single data centre or a multisite portfolio, providing one central point of contact throughout the contract period. Where suitable data is available, we can also help improve visibility of consumption and identify unusual changes that may warrant further investigation.
Find clear answers to some of the most common questions we’re asked about our services and how we support your business.
Data centers have large and continuous electricity requirements, so energy prices can have a significant impact on operating costs. A procurement approach that reflects consumption, contract requirements and the operator's preferred level of budget certainty can therefore be particularly important.
Yes. We can help coordinate electricity contracts, meters, suppliers and renewal dates across multiple facilities, providing one central point of contact for the energy portfolio.
Yes. Where suitable consumption data is available, we can help improve visibility of energy use and identify unusual changes or patterns that may warrant further investigation.
Yes. We can help explore suitable renewable electricity procurement options from suppliers on our panel as part of the operator's wider energy and sustainability strategy.
Potentially, yes. The suitability and contribution of onsite solar will depend on factors including the site, available roof or land space and the scale of electricity demand. We can help assess solar alongside grid electricity procurement and wider energy requirements.
